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Sam Cane

Sam Cane's inclusion in the All Blacks at just 20 years old marked a rapid rise for the young loose forward who hails from the small Bay of Plenty town of Reporoa. Cane is seen as a player who works hard week-in and week-out, and also as a leader within the team.

He carried a big workload for the All Blacks in 2015, appearing in eight matches and has been in the thick of things again for the Chiefs in 2016.

Cane captained the All Blacks against Namibia at RWC 2015, becoming the All Blacks' 67th Test Captain and the fifth-youngest man to wear the armband. He had been earlier promoted to the All Blacks' leadership group in 2013, which was rare for players not regularly in the starting fifteen.

A dominant force both at the breakdown and in open play, he was part of the 2011 Junior World Championship-winning New Zealand Under 20 side and earned a nomination for the IRB's Junior Player of the Year Award.

He made his Super Rugby debut in 2010 at just 18 years old, followed by ITM Cup selection for Bay of Plenty later that year. He has won two Super Rugby titles with the Chiefs (2012-13) and was a regular member of age-grade teams including two years in the New Zealand Under 17 squad.

Position:

Loose Forward

Born:

13/01/1992

Physical:

189m, 106kgs

Test Debut:

v Ireland at Christchurch, 16 June 2012

Test Points Breakdown:

12t

Test Points:

60

Caps:

48

Provincial Team:

Bay of Plenty

Super Rugby Team:

Chiefs

Not even the record-breaking achievements for the All Blacks against South Africa could dent the New Zealand rugby mantra of constantly seeking improvement, and that would be the driving motivation heading into two tough weeks overseas.
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Regaining their execution and poise, the All Blacks dismantled, piece by painful piece, the great Springbok revival with a record-breaking score of 57-0 in front of 30,021 at Albany in their Investec Rugby Championship Test on Saturday.
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All Blacks captain Kieran Read called on the same response that controversially didn't come off in the dying moments of the third Test against the British & Irish Lions to get the winning play over Australia in Dunedin on Saturday.
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All Blacks captain Kieran Read laid it on the line before the side flew out to Australia on Sunday for the opening of the Investec Rugby Championship and the first Bledisloe Cup game against Australia on Saturday.
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EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE - the All Blacks Special Armed Motorcycle Police : All Black Sam Cane takes a closer look at Argentina's G.O.M.F - the specialist motorcycle police that are escorting the team around Buenos Aires (to and from training) and we strap a camera to one of the riders helmets for a virtual ride along.
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Career Comments

Favourites:Rugby ground: Rotorua International StadiumRugby player and why: Brad Thorn and Richie McCaw because they are both true professional athletesFood: Watties baked beans and eggs on vogels toastActor/Actress: Will FerrellMovie: Stepbrothers and HangoverBook: Miracle in the AndesSinger/Band/Music type: S.O.SHoliday destination: The MountNon-rugby sports team: Brisbane BroncosIf you could meet one person, who would it be and why: Hugh Hefner Earliest rugby memories: Playing barefoot in the frost in RotoruaI hate it when….I miss the Antiques RoadshowI can’t live without…..OxygenIf I wasn’t a rugby player I would be….Helicopter pilot